By Priam Nepomuceno | Philippine News Agency
The reported death toll from the impact of Typhoon Tino (international name Kalmaegi) has climbed to 188, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Friday.
Of the total, 139 were logged in Cebu, 24 in Negros Occidental, nine in Negros Oriental, six in Agusan del Sur, three in Capiz, two in Southern Leyte, and one each in Antique, Bohol, Iloilo, Leyte, and Guimaras, according to the disaster response body’s latest situation report.
Only one death from Leyte has been confirmed, the NDRRMC said.
A total of 135 persons have been reported missing—79 in Cebu, 39 in Negros Occidental, and 17 in Negros Oriental, while 96 persons were reported injured—84 in Cebu, seven in Negros Occidental, two each in Surigao del Norte and Leyte, and one in Surigao del Sur.
All casualty figures are still being validated and could change.
Meanwhile, Tino has affected 635,565 families, or 2,258,782 individuals, residing in 5,535 barangays in eight regions nationwide.
As of this time, 88,649 families were being aided in 3,050 evacuation centers, while 23,350 families were being helped outside shelters.
Damaged houses were logged at 9,321, and those destroyed numbered 264.
